July 11 2021 The Milwaukee Milkmen rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Houston Apollos at Franklin Field. Houston scored once in the first inning and again in the third, but Milwaukee answered with two runs in the sixth and the go-ahead run in the ninth.
Alex Walker II led Milwaukee’s eight-hit attack by going 2-for-4 with an RBI. A.J. Sierra also drove in a run, while B. Vertigan, L. Trowbridge and A. Hill each scored once. Walker II and Hill collected doubles, and Vertigan reached twice with a hit and two walks.
Milwaukee starter R. Zimmerman worked six innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs while striking out six. N. Pawelczyk added two scoreless innings with two strikeouts before Karch Kowalczyk earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Houston’s
Matt Cronin allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings and struck out three.
Houston finished with four hits.
Alex Nielsen went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI, while
Aaron Takacs added an RBI. Milwaukee improved the decisive run in the ninth against
Andrew Click, who faced three batters and allowed three hits and one earned run.
